The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

After Du Mingxian finished reading, she handed the item to Ling Silang.

The only one who didn't know what had happened was Wen Yibin. He had just returned from out of town and had only rested at home for a day. Today was the second day, and he was too tired to come back. His older brother hadn't told him what had happened at home yet.

"We really can't make this decision for my mother. I'll go back and talk to her about it, and see what she thinks."

At this point, Du Mingxian suddenly thought of a question, "Does my mother have any other relatives?"

Lord Wen shook his head, "No, back then the whole family was executed."

Du Mingxian nodded blankly, "I understand."

The atmosphere in the study became oppressive. Ling Silang finished reading and finally placed the paper on the table.

Unaware of the situation, Wen Yibin noticed something was wrong but didn't ask any questions; instead, he just sat there blankly.

The group was in low spirits when the butler's voice came from outside, "Master, the old lady knows that Miss has returned and would like to invite her over."

Lord Wen did not answer, but looked at Du Mingxian and left everything to her.

Du Mingxian couldn't go see the culprit right after learning the truth. "It's getting late, and we need to go back to the tenement. We'll leave now. If we go back too late, it might arouse suspicion."

"Alright." Lord Wen stood up. "I'll have someone prepare some pastries for you to take with you."

Du Mingxian wanted to refuse, but after seeing Lord Wen's expression, she didn't refuse, "Okay."

Soon, a servant came over with two food boxes, which Ling Silang took.

"If you're going to leave, then hurry up and leave. The roads are slippery and difficult to walk on because of the snow. You can come back to visit in a couple of days when you have time, or I can come find you," Wen Yibin said, trying to ease the tension.

Du Mingxian and Ling Silang left. The snow outside had stopped, but the wind blew snowflakes onto their faces, making it very cold.

Neither of them spoke, and they walked silently back to the tenement.

Du Mingxian didn't rush back to her room. She knocked on Liu Ya's door and asked, "Sister Liu Ya, how are you?"

Jiang Liting opened the door and stepped aside.

Du Mingxian didn't go in. "I just came back from outside. I'm feeling unwell. Sister Liu Ya is still sick. Don't let me catch a chill. I just wanted to check on Sister Liu Ya."

Liu Ya is a restless person, and she's already out of bed. "I'm much better, why don't you come in and sit for a while?"

"I won't come in. Sister Liu, you're feeling unwell, so please don't be careless. It's cold, so don't sleep on thatched roofs, or you'll get sick again. Aren't you two husband and wife? It's not illegal for you to share a bed."

Liu Ya blushed and said, "I'm fine. If we sleep in the bed, Brother Jiang won't get a good rest."

“How can a grown man be so delicate? You’re busy all day long, and you still live in a thatched hut. If you get sick again, who knows if you’ll even be able to get up.”

Before Liu Ya could speak, Jiang Liting, who was standing to the side, said, "It was my oversight. I will let her sleep in the bed tonight."

Du Mingxian was finally satisfied. She genuinely considered Liu Ya a friend. "Sister Liu Ya, don't be stubborn. Your health is important."

"it is good."

"Then I'll go back to my room first."

"Ah."

Du Mingxian turned and left. When she returned to her room, Ling Silang was waiting for her.

They left the charcoal brazier in their spatial storage when they left. Now that they're back, they can simply take it out of the storage space without having to regenerate it, thus avoiding any trouble.

The charcoal in the brazier was burning brightly, and sitting close to it, you weren't cold at all.

The two of them sat side by side and weren't cold at all.

Ling Silang looked at Du Mingxian, "How do you plan to tell Mother about this?"

"I haven't decided yet." Du Mingxian was indeed a little worried. "Grandma Xu and the others are relatives I bought. They have been living together for many years now, and my mother is living a happy life."

“If I tell Mother the truth now, then there will be a reasonable explanation for what happened to Granny Xu and the others. And... and I don’t know how to tell Mother about Grandma’s situation. It’s too tragic.”

"So many lives were lost because of Cheng's misfortune. This revenge must be taken, but... there's also Lord Wen in the middle, who is also Lord Wen's maternal uncle."

Ling Silang naturally knew that this matter was difficult to handle. "It's like this, if we didn't know about this, it would be fine, but now that we know, if you don't do something, you'll probably be restless and unable to eat or sleep."

"Yes."

That was what Du Mingxian thought. After pondering for a while, she said, "Let's leave it at that for now. I'll go to the workshop to work these next couple of days. When I have a chance to see my mother again, I'll tell her the truth."

"No matter what, Mother has the right to know all this, and she can decide whether or not to seek revenge."

"Okay." Ling Silang felt quite sorry for him.

I feel sorry for my wife and also understand how hard my mother-in-law has worked.

Despite having a privileged background, being a pampered heiress, her mother-in-law suffered for many years and lived as a dependent due to some issues with her elders.

The two sat for a while longer. Seeing that Du Mingxian was in a bad mood, Ling Silang simply pulled her into his spatial dimension and said that he needed to develop some medicine and asked Du Mingxian for help.

As the two got busy, Du Mingxian gradually forgot the unpleasantness she had remembered.

Liu Ya is a tough person. She was so sick on the first day that she couldn't even get out of bed, but the next morning, after breakfast, she took the initiative to come and ask about her condition.

"Mingxian, are you going today?"

Du Mingxian got up early and had a simple breakfast. She planned to go today, since she intended to go to the inner courtyard.

However, Liu Ya's inquiry surprised her. In the past, although the two of them walked together, it was always Liu Ya who took the initiative to find her. If she didn't, Liu Ya would leave on her own when it was time.

Today, I asked her the same question, which was a first for me and surprised her.

As she walked out of the house, she replied, "Sister Liu, please wait a moment, I'll go with you."

When she came out, she saw that Liu Ya had already wrapped herself up tightly. "Sister Liu Ya, how are you feeling? Why don't you rest for another day? It's freezing cold, don't let your condition worsen."

"I feel much better. Lying down is uncomfortable anyway, and there's nothing to do at home, so I might as well go and sew some clothes. I can earn some money that way."

"Alright, let's go. If you feel unwell later, be sure to tell me. Don't try to tough it out."

"Do not worry."

The road was slippery, so the two of them helped each other along the way. They walked all the way to their destination, and both of them were sweating because they were afraid of slipping.

Upon entering the room, the charcoal brazier was not lit yet. The two lit the brazier first, and then found a place to sit.

Now that the weather is cold, we can't just think about light. It's too cold to be near the window, so we should stay away from the window and have a charcoal brazier nearby to keep warm and stretch out our bodies so we can work faster.

There are four charcoal braziers in the room. The unspoken rule is that whoever arrives early gets a good spot, while those who arrive late are further away from the braziers and end up freezing.

Du Mingxian and Liu Ya were working with their heads down. Liu Ya was sick and was working a little slower today. At noon, Liu Ya wanted to go home, but Du Mingxian didn't want to go back.